Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-20
Alexandria Affairs.
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Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
FIRE.-About o'clock Sunday morning fire was
OF Mr.. John A. Marshall, on the north side OF King
street. near Pitt street. The roof is OF slate, and
kept the fire confined for some time, but notwith.
standing the operations OF the fremen, the flames
wrecked the second story, and the water needed to
extngush the IRE injured some Of the stock in the
story below the fire, ana water damaged also the
stock OF the merchant tailOrs store on the east
occupied by MI. Jos. S. Grigg. An hour Suf1iced tG
extlnguish the flames, but in the meanwhile
another alarm was given for fire in the fourth
ward. This alarm proved to be false one. Mr.
Marshall has ample insurance on his house with
Janney & Co., and insurance on stock with Wise
estimated at Several thousand dollars. ~ '''' -
HEALTH INSPECTIONS members OF the board
OF health have task OF very considerable diffi.
to the earnest help OF their reowcltizens in theil
free work for the public good. They have been
some days engaged IN their spring inspection. The
town Is divided Into three health districts First
north OF King street; second between King and
Prince street, aud third, south OF Prince Street
The inspectors OF the first district F. Pam and
I. w. Rudd; second, NJ. BOsSart, j. Pollard, and "
c. M1lburn; third, w. p. Graves and C. T. Irwin.
This north and south-line division of health dis
the town, when three lines drawn from the river
TO the west bounds divided the town into four
wards. The inspectors have found several NUS
the subject viii be brought before for the City Council
at its next meeting.
THE FREE DELIvERY.-There appears to be an
the establishment OF free delivery OF letters here
It Is stated that the streets or the city will have
TO De named and the houses numbered before the
order Tor Tree delivery can be made. The streets
have been named for one hundred and thirty eight
years and the houses numbered for over thirty
years. The few numbers missing from some OF
the houses can all be put up In two hours. and 1T
1s expected that this win be done next week, and
that council will order street signs to be replaced
when the old ones have been removed.
DEATH OF AN OLD MMIsTRR.-Phinp Hamilton,
an old co0red minister, OF the N. z. Church, died
here this morning. He was over ninety years OF
age, and had been attached to Robert Chapel for
sixty years. He was we'll known throughout all
NorEs.-During the storm which passed over the
town last cN>n- q, vac "a, n.uInS struck The Old
courthouse on columbus street.-The mayor has
fined Matilda johnson. c0lored, S. for assault
Old Dominion mas elected II. Z. Sir r. A. Reed,
Eminent Communicates lamps will soon be
JOS. Broders has been paid SAT for damages done
his property on Cameron Street.-POtOmac Acad
envy, Mr. j. S. Blackburn, held its closing exercises
az the close OF last week. and the closing exercises
OF Miss Powell's Arlington Institute, and OF the
Colored Paroch1al school, conducted by the sisters
OF the Holy Cross took place on the same day.
Mr.. Michael II. Nash'S dwelling and 2h acres Of
ground az the village OF West End adjoining this
city, has been sold for 81 800 TO Mr.. NJ. A. Markham
Mr.. Nash proposes to remove to the District
King street near Patrick, has been purchased by
Mr.. Pete Wise for 81 500 There has been no salt
OF this property before since the war. A number
OF taxpayers who tcnderen coupons tor taxes las
tall now wish to pay their taxes In money, but
per cent penalty accrued on the 1st OF December
last, and State Officers have power to release 1t
Gov. Lee has committed to Imprisonment II
jail the sentence OF Fanny Blackburn, who wa
sentenced TO the pententiary Tor stealing $50 from
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